DVD
The lion in winter
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (WSQ)
Languages
In English, with optional French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Merrow, John Castle, Timothy Dalton, Anthony Hopkins, Nigel Stock, Nigel Terry.
Publication Information
Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, [2001]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
Summary
Behind the great stone walls of an English castle, the world's most powerful empire is in crisis. Three sons struggle to win their father's favor--as well as his crown. King Henry II and his queen, Eleanor, engage in a battle of royal wits that pits elder son Richard against his brothers, while the cunning King Philip of France takes advantage of the internal fracturing in his bid to destroy their kingdom.
Notes
Based on the play by James Goldman.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1968.
Special features: audio commentary by director Anthony Harvey ; original theatrical trailer.
Subjects
- Kings and rulers > Drama.
- Queens > Great Britain > Drama.
- Fathers and sons > Drama.
- Inheritance and succession > England > Drama.
- Middle Ages > Drama.
- Great Britain > History > Henry II, 1154-1189 > Drama.
- Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 > Drama.
- Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204 > Drama.
- Richard I, King of England, 1157-1199 > Drama.
- Philip II, King of France, 1165-1223 > Drama.